Hi Jim: I have always enjoyed the challenge of qrp. Back in the 1980's, I converted an 11m meter ssb rig to 10 meters. I would routinely work contacts in Australia as I drove to work. I look forward
I recently got back into ham radio after being away for about 20 years . I have been licensed since the early 1970's and really enjoyed all the old gear back then. My first receiver was a Hallicaraft
Back when I started out, we used a spark generator and the frequency was determined by the length of our antenna......not really.....geez, how old do you guys think am I anyway ! Although, I did hear
You guys are a hoot ! I resemble that remark about me and my old pal Mahion Loomas ! Doug, I think you've been hanging out with Mahlon Loomas too long! And for those of you who can't remember who he
There are so many possible causes for this problem. In avionics installations, we try to keep all transmission lines from various radios away from each other as much as possible. Maybe a coax line in
Being the owner of a recording studio as well as a ham for over 40 years, I can verify that cost has very little to do with frequency response and audio quality of most microphones. I have built cond
I believe it ! doug i know a guy that put a mike element in a piece of pvc pipe with a lttle otton in it. it sounded fantastic beat any 300.00 mike i ever heard. crazy huh? bob ll things are possible
A good LA-2A is worth more than my whole radio station ! An inexpensive, AKA Berringer, type compressor limiter set correctly sounds pretty good...and so does a radio operator who can speak clearly a
Have you been to the Ten Tec website ? There are FAQ's about the Omni VI you might want to read. I would give their service dept a call. They will be glad to talk to you and might save you some time
I always hated buying a piece of used gear that the previous owner engraved his call letters into the back panel....a little red ink....easy enough to get off.... I always use permanent ink! I don't
Yeah...I even left a note for a theif enclosed..just in case he opened it up...not something I can disclose on a family friendly forum..hi hi . Yup, that was me... :-) Though I never engraved my call
I have been following this thread for a while now, and I have a question. First, I do not own a modern hf rig, but do operate an old Triton 544 primarily on cw. In this rig, the relay, reed relay to
Thanks Rick for the info. Being primarily a cw operator, I have several old rigs here, some are not full QSK. I never really minded that some incorporated a delay rather than full QSK on cw. It is of
If you don't mind my asking, what problem are you experiencing with your rig ? I spent a few hours last week resurrecting a Triton 544 PTO and associated problems with the VFO. Doug WD4LNW It was mea
Have you confirmed that the newer board is a completely different design from your old board ? Are the components different ? I have an Argonaut 505 and the power amp board is a different number from
The best noise blanker I've ever heard was in the Triton 544. It really works very well . Why anyone would change a good design is a mystery. Doug WD4LNW Sent from AOL Mobile Mail <div id="AOLMsgPart
Good explanation ! Maybe they should have had several different stages built into the NB for different applications. They probably did just that. My Triton still works very well for most noise proble
Had me happy and angry all at the same time ! Doug Reid WD4LNW http://ke2yk.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/fcc-to-reinstate-morse-code-requiremen / 73 - Rick, DJ0IP Nr. Frankfurt am Main) _________________
I only operate CW these days. I tend to enjoy rag chewing with other cw op's and actually learning about their rigs, antennas, jobs and such. Funny how most of them are my age or older....60's plus.
Hi Wes : The elastic band has stretched to the point your dial pointer will not go all the way to the left of your dial. This is very common on those dial cord rigs and is why most of us always turn